The glass is half empty at Rosemont Sports Dome

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Dramatic final day propels Ultimate B18 Gold to title

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Friday, May 11 results

At Evanston White Pool Results Loyola def. Zion-Benton 25-19, 25-21Loyola (18-11): Drake Johnson (5 kills), Jack Howard (5 kills), Nick Howard (5 kills), Matt Wiertel (4 aces), Clark Winkler (2 blocks), John Hitt (8 assists), Rees Gray (13 assists), Ryan Merk (7 digs). Loyola def.  Huntley 25-17, 25-11Loyola (19-11): Drake Johnson (7 kills), Jack Howard (8 kills), Henry Clemons (4 kills), Jake Soucheray (3 kills), John Hitt (20 assists), Rees Gray (7 assists), Ryan Merk (6 Digs, 2 aces) Loyola def. Lakes 25-9, 25-14Loyola (20-11)

Lincoln-Way East welcomes back Herlihy, beats OPRF

By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com The Lincoln-Way East boys’ volleyball team had breezed through the postseason without Mike Herlihy. But the Griffins certainly welcomed their senior middle hitter back Friday. After missing the previous four matches with a hand injury, Herlihy returned to the lineup and was one of four Griffins with 5 or more kills as they fought off some shaky moments and defeated Oak Park-River Forest 25-22, 25-20 in an IHSA quarterfinal match at Hoffman Estates High School. It was the 11th win in a row for L...

Illinois’ top-ranked teams take to the tournament trail

Michio Chicago 16 National's Camryn Hannah of Marist and Izabela Gorys of Providence Sports Performance’s Presidents Day Challenge, Nike Presidents’ Day Classic in St. Louis and Triple Crown Volleyball NIT in Salt Lake City are among the weekend destinations for state’s best, while 15s No. 1 Lions 15-1 takes a breather. (Week 4 ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1)Next: Presidents Day Challenge vs. Wisconsin Premier 18 Teal at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, on Court 1 at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center.  2. Uno G...

Thursday, May 10 results

Andrew def. Lockport 28-26, 25-23Lockport (18-10, 2-4 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Anthony Pfeiffer (10 kills, 11 assists, 2 aces), Kyle Dixon (10 kills, 3 blocks). Argo def T.F. United 25-17, 25-20Argo (12-11-3, 4-4 in the South Suburban Conference): Erick Lopez (10 kills), Cincere Colbert (5 kills) ,David Ramos (5 kills, 2 blocks), Guillermo Robles (3 kills, 2 blocks). Benet def. St. Viator 25-21, 25-21Benet (23-10): Jack Andringa (5 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace), Nick Crnkovich (3 kills, 4 blocks, 4 digs, 1 ace), John Folts (6 kills,

Friday, June 1 State Quarterfinal Results

Glenbard West def. Barrington 25-12, 25-18 Glenbard West (37-3): Ben Harrington (5 kills, 3 digs), Stone Metz (2 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace), Zach Morris (9 digs), Ryan Swartz (6 kills, 3 digs), Connor Williams (7 kills, 1 block), Henry Curtis (24 assists, 4 kills), JT Ardell (7 kills, 2 blocks).   Barrington (34-6): Gabe Hartke (3 kills), Mike O'Toole (8 kills), Chris Babicz (1 kill, 3 digs), Petar Lumovic (4 kills), Evan Carroll (15 assists), Thomas Chapman (1 dig), Kyle Vasquez (5 digs).Neuqua Valley def. Lincoln-Way West 26-2,4 23-25, 25-...